[Intro] [*percussive finger snaps*] Yeah yeah [Verse 1] She's a blue-blooded Betty in the back of a Beamer Ain't no Cinderella Ain't no ballet dreamer Loves me 'cause I tell her "Yeah I really need her" Loves me 'cause I'm better than your dealer Her name is Carrie (Carrie) Like the horror story (story) I was gettin' worried (worried) 'til she said I'm gorgeous (gorgeous) Tell me all about you Tell me 'bout your boyfriend (boyfriend) Who'd've thought that this would be the way it all ends? [Pre-Chorus] All ends All ends All ends All ends [Chorus] Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex (Yeah) Better than your dealer's ex And she can have me I don't care what's next Better than your dealer's ex (Yeah) Better than your dealer's ex Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex [Post-Chorus] Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex [Verse 2] It's just you and me Don't care about your history And I'll take your side if it means I'll be yours tonight All night All night All night [Pre-Chorus] All night All night You say that you're done with the past and the stress But you're still dreamin' 'bout your dealer's ex [Chorus] Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex (Yeah) Better than your dealer's ex And she can have me I don't care what's next Better than your dealer's ex (Yeah) Better than your dealer's ex Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex [Post-Chorus] Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex [Verse 3] Met you in a motel with the curtains half-open Ash on the Bible Little plastic token Said you wanna clean up Said you wanna feel love Said you only trust me when you're sober You still get a text from a blocked old number Heart still races when you hear that thunder But you grab my hand when your phone lights up Say, "Baby, that's the past, I don't need that rush" [Pre-Chorus] Need that rush Need that rush Need that rush But I'm more than just your dealer's ex crush [Chorus] Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex (Yeah) Better than your dealer's ex And she can have me I don't care what's next Better than your dealer's ex (Yeah) Better than your dealer's ex Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex [Post-Chorus] Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex Better than your dealer's ex, oh Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex [Verse 4] You say he left scars that you still keep covered Tracks up your arms and a list of old lovers I'm not here to save you I'm just here to stay through Every little comedown that you can't sleep under You don't want a prince, you just want non-fiction Someone who can love you through the bad decisions You look in my eyes and you finally confess "I'm scared you'll turn into my dealer's ex" [Pre-Chorus] Dealer's ex Dealer's ex Hold your breath, lay on my chest I'm nothin' like your dealer's ex [Chorus] Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex (Yeah) Better than your dealer's ex And she can have me I don't care what's next Better than your dealer's ex (Yeah) Better than your dealer's ex Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex [Post-Chorus] Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex Better than your dealer's ex, oh-oh Yeah I'm better than your dealer's ex [Bridge] If you fall back down, I'ma hold you close If you call my name, I'ma get that phone If the past comes back, we can let it go You don't need that hit when you got my dose If your hands still shake, I can be that rest If your heart still breaks, I can beat that test Every time you doubt, put it on my chest Say it with me now, I'm your dealer's ex I'm better than your dealer's ex [Outro] Better than your dealer's ex I'm better than your dealer's ex. [Fades Out]
